Detail of GEF Project #1512

Development of a National Plan for the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs

Country

Tunisia

Region

Africa

Focal Area

POPs

Operational Program

14

Approval Date

2001-11-14

GEF Agency Approval Date

2001-12-14

Project Completion Date

2005-12-31

Project Status

Project Closure

Executing Agency

Ministry of Environment and Regional Development

Description

Within the overall objective of the Stockholm POPs Convention which is to protect human health and the environment from POPs, the project will:i) Allow Tunisia to meet its reporting obligations under the Stockholm POPs Convention;ii) Prepare the ground for implementation of the POPs Convention in Tunisia;iii) Strengthen national capacity to manage POPs and strengthen the capacity for chemicals management in general.